Their six-year old Jack Russell turned out to be the dog from hell for Justine and Stephen Moore and drove them to desperation.

As a last resort they turned to an unconventional solution which has thankfully brought peace to their home, and to that of their neighbours.

“Our dog Harry barked at everything, all the time,” Justine said.

“He would bark at us to throw things for him, he would push stones at me to throw and bark incessantly if I sat in the garden. He would bark if I talked to anyone whether In the house or outside.”

Life became increasingly stressful following the birth of the couple’s three children, now aged five, two and 11 months. Harry’s bad behaviour wasn’t limited to barking either. He was nicknamed Harry Houdini because of his habit of escaping.

The final straw came a few weeks ago when Justine had let Harry out in the garden where he chose to bark endlessly at some squirrels in a tree.

Deliverance from this naughty dog came in the form of Kim Lummis of Bark Busters home dog training. Kim, a behavioural therapist soon had peace and sanity restored in the Moore household.

Harry the Jack Russell with Finn, Justine, Eloise and Jonas Moore

A relieved Justine said: “I am honestly jubilant at what Kim has achieved with Harry. Within the first hour of Kim being here Harry had started taking notice of me and by the end of the first session I had got Harry’s barking totally under control.
 
“Everything Kim showed me was so straightforward, yet It worked brilliantly.”